Article for storage of skullcaps and transport thereof

ABSTRACT

An article of manufacture that is, in one embodiment, capable of storing and transporting a number of skullcaps in a manner to insure that the skullcaps supported thereby maintain their proper shapes.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.62/336,997 filed on May 16, 2016.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to articles of manufacture that providefor storage and transport of skullcaps.

BACKGROUND

There are millions of men who use a skullcap or head covering forreligious reasons. These men have several skullcaps at a time—ofdifferent colors and materials. These individuals are confronted with anissue on a daily basis: where to store their skullcaps at home and whentraveling. Currently, there are no products in the market to store theskullcaps, and in so doing, protecting them from water, pets, childrenstepping on them, or other problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The article of the instant invention not only allows the wearer to storeaway his skullcaps in a safe and elegant apparatus, it also ensures thatthe skullcaps keep their shape—something that is of the utmostimportance to the wearer. Once the skullcap flattens or loses its shapedue to water, children and pets running over it or simply not havingsomething to keep its original shape intact—the customer has to get anew one.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will become more readily apparent form the followingdescription of preferred embodiments thereof shown by way of exampleonly in the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the article of manufacture holding askullcap as in one aspect of this invention.

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of such article of manufacture shownwithout a skullcap therein.

FIG. 3 is side perspective view of such article of manufacture of thisinvention shown without a skullcap therein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The product of the instant invention is an elegant hatbox made of, byway of example, leather, vegan leather or any other material as shown inFIGS. 1, 2, and 3. The storage article may have, as a non-limitingexample, the following dimensions: the height may be 6½ inches, thewidth is 7 inches, and the depth 7½ inches, as shown on FIG. 3. It isunderstood by those having ordinary skill in the art that the dimensionsare for illustrative purposes only and the size of the article candeviate from the example herein provided without departing from theinvention. In a separate embodiment, a latch locking system of the boxensures that even if the box is dropped, the skullcaps remain insideunmoved. The instant invention may also utilize, for example a snapclosure, a zipper or any other closing system known to those havingordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 shows the article of manufacture of the current invention 10having a closeable top 100 and a bottom section 101 that can be closedtogether by a latch, a snap, a zipper, or the like as describedhereinabove. At the center of bottom section 101, there is a dome 102 asshown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 on which the user can place one or moreskullcaps 1000 (as shown on FIG. 1) which, if a panoply thereof, can beplaced one on top of the other. The purpose of the dome 102 is to keepthe “shape” of the skullcaps while they are stored away. The article ofthe instant invention allows the owner to have one place to store hisskullcaps—the article of the instant invention, in a preferredembodiment, holds up to seven skullcaps 1000 in a manner that keeps theshape of each intact. Other embodiments of the instant invention holdadditional skullcaps. Advantageously, the article of the instantinvention also affords the owner the advantage of keeping the shape ofhis skullcaps as these will be resting in the center dome thereby savingthe owner money in replacing skullcaps that have lost their shapes.

As can be appreciated by one skilled in the art, the drawings shown andthe manufacture as described herein represent only certain embodimentsof the invention covered hereby and this application does not limit thebreadth of the invention covered hereby to any one or more of suchembodiments or drawings.

What is claimed is:
 1. An article of manufacture for the storage andtransport of skullcaps comprising: an enclosure top piece having ahinge; an enclosure bottom piece having dimensions that complement saidtop piece and outfitted to hinged together with such top piece; alocking mechanism to lock together said top piece and said bottom piece;and a dome shaped structure attached to the interior of said bottom forstorage of at least one skullcap.
 2. The article of manufacture of claim1 in which said enclosure top piece and enclosure bottom piece aresquare-shaped.
 3. The article of manufacture of claim 1 or claim 2 inwhich said enclosure top piece and said enclosure bottom piece arecovered with material selected from a group consisting of leather andvegan leather.
 4. The article of manufacture of claim 1 or claim 2 inwhich said enclosure top piece and said enclosure bottom piece areconstructed of cardboard or firm paper.
 5. Apparatus for transportingskullcaps comprising: a square hatbox top having a hinge; a squarehatbox bottom having dimensions that complement said top to allow saidtop to fit over said bottom and to be hinged thereto; a lockingmechanism to hold together said top and said bottom; and a dome shapedstructure attached to the interior of said bottom for storage of atleast one skullcap, whereby said skullcaps can be transported withoutlosing the shape of the skullcaps.
 6. The apparatus of claim 5 in whichsaid hatbox top and said hatbox bottom are covered by materials selectedfrom a group consisting of leather and vegan leather.
 7. The article ofmanufacture of claim 5 or in which said square hatbox top and saidsquare hatbox bottom are constructed of cardboard or firm paper.